| Question |
Answer |
| A & A |
awake and aware |
| A & O |
alert and oriented |
| A & W |
alive and well |
| ACL |
anterior cruciate ligament |
| ad. lib |
as desired or at liberty |
| ALL |
allergy or acute leukocytic leukemia |
| AMA |
against medical advice |
| ASTOL |
as tolerated |
| B1 |
Thiamine HCL Vitamin or first degree (Stage I) burn |
| B2 |
Riboflavin Vitamin or 2nd degree (Stage II) burn |
| B3 |
3rd degree (Stage III) burn |
| B4 |
4th degree (Stage IV) burn |
| B6 |
Pyridoxine HCL Vitamin |
| B7 |
Biotin Vitamin |
| B8 |
Adenosine Phosphate Vitamin |
| BaE |
barium enema |
| BID |
two times per day |
| BP |
blood pressure |
| BS |
blood sugar, bowel sounds, before sleep, breath sounds, Blue Shield |
| BT |
body temperature, bleeding time, brain tumor |
| BUN |
blood urea nitrogen |
| BX |
biopsy or Blue Cross |
| CBC |
complete blood count |
| CC |
chief complaint or chief component |
| CF |
cystic fibrosis |
| CHF |
congestive heart failure |
| CL |
contact lenses |
| CNA |
chart not available, certified nurses aide |
| COLD |
chronic obstructive lung disease |
| CO |
cardiac output or computer order |
| CP |
cerebral palsy, chest pain |
| CVA |
cerebrovascular accident |
| D & D |
diarrhea and dehydration |
| DAD |
drug administration device |
| DAT |
diet as tolerated |
| DD |
differential diagnosis |
| DNS |
did not show |
| DPT |
diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus |
| DX & PX |
diagnosis and prognosis |
| DZ |
disease or dozen |
| EKG |
electrocardiogram |
| EMG |
electromyography |
| ENT |
ear, nose, and throat |
| ESWL |
extracorporal shock wave lithotripsy |
| FBS |
fasting blood sugar |
| FOD |
free of disease |
| Fx |
fracture or fractional urine |
| GH |
growth hormone |
| GI |
gastrointestinal or granuloma inguinal |
| GTT |
drop, drops or glucose tolerance test |
| H1 |
herpes simplex type 1 or oral herpes |
| H2 |
herpes simplex type 2 or genital herpes |
| HAV |
Hepatitis A virus |
| HBV |
Hepatitis B virus |
| HCV |
Hepatitis C virus |
| HH |
hard of hearing |
| I & O |
intake and output |
| ICU |
intensive care unit |
| ID |
infectious disease, initial dose, intradermal |
| IV |
intravenous |
| KUB |
kidney, ureter, bladder |
| LBP |
low blood pressure |
| MD |
muscular dystrophy, manic depression, mental deficiency, Medical Doctor |
| ml |
milliliter |
| MMR |
measles, mumps, and rubella |
| MS |
multiple sclerosis, mitral stenosis |
| N & V |
nausea and vomiting |
| NPO |
nothing by mouth |
| OTC |
over the counter |
| PE |
physical exam, pulmonary embolism, pleural effusion |
| PRN |
as needed |
| PROM |
partial range of motion |
| QD |
every day or once a day |
| QID |
four times per day |
| Q |
every |
| RBC |
red blood cell |
| ROS |
review of systems |
| RR |
respiration rate or recovery room |
| Rx |
prescription, drug, medication, reaction |
| S.O.S. |
if necessary, if urgently required, may be repeated once |
| sig. |
Let It Be Written, label, instructions |
| SOB |
shortage of breath |
| stat |
immediate |
| STD |
sexually transmitted disease, skin test done |
| SX |
symptom, sign, surgery |
| TBC |
tuberculosis, total blood (cell) count |
| TENS |
transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation |
| TIA |
transient ischemic attack |
| TKO |
to keep open |
| TPR |
temperature, pulse, respiration |
| UE |
upper extremity |
| ung |
ointment, url means unrelated, urol means urology |
| URI |
upper respiratory infection |
| US |
ultrasound, unit secretary |
| UTD |
up to date |
| UTI |
urinary tract infection |
| VO |
verbal order |
| WBC |
white blood cells or white blood count |
| X & D |
examination and diagnosis |
| YO |
years old |
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